The other source told New Times Wright was the guy charged with making trips to other school districts around the country to poach talent.

In the 1998 fallout, Frank Martin was canned. In 2007, he was hired as head coach of the vaunted Kansas State University men's basketball team, where he remains. Bernard Wright left Miami High as well, snagging the assistant coach position under old buddy Shakey Rodriguez at FIU.

In 2000, another New Times investigation revealed chaos on that FIU squad. Future Miami Heat baller Carlos Arroyo had punched a team manager in the face. There were questionable grade changes for student athletes. And Coach Shakey had managed to stock his staff and squad with old faces from the disgraced Miami High team.

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Shakey Rodriguez, pictured in his 2000 FIU days, is at it again.

The story also detailed Bernard Wright's shady personal history. The co-owner of Three Fingers Lounge, a violence-plagued liquor store and bar in inner Miami, he was charged with a misdemeanor for hiring nude dancers without a license. His criminal history also included driving with a stolen tag. Both charges were ultimately dismissed. In 1998, he left the Miami-Dade Department of Children & Families, where he was a full-time caseworker, after a three-year-old girl assigned to him was left in her parents' care and beaten to death.

Shakey Rodriguez resigned two weeks after that story was published. Bernard Wright was soon released. After taking over the Krop team in 2004, Rodriguez built another dream team. His superstar player, the NBA-potential guard Angel Rodriguez, lived in Puerto Rico until last year, his junior season, and played for the national team there. Angel Rodriguez is now committed to Frank Martin's Kansas State team. Sophomore Trevin Joseph was on a squad that won a Youth Basketball of America state championship in Georgia last year.

And, as evidenced by Brian Delancy's living situation, Shakey Rodriguez clearly hasn't cut ties with Bernard Wright. In recent years, if you believe news reports, Wright has developed a model: Recruit overseas players to high schools not recognized by the FHSAA, act as their legal guardian, and pass them off to officially sanctioned schools.

That's what he did with African basketball players Bernard Morena and Willy Kouassi. In 2009, Wright was the basketball coach at the now-defunct Choice Learning Academy in Miami. Morena and Kouassi lived with him, according to a Birmingham [Alabama] News article. After the school went belly-up, felled by a grading scandal, the two ended up at Birmingham's Division-1 Central Park Christian School, according to the paper.

Brian Delancy's case follows the same pattern. The 19-year-old left his native Bahamas last year and enrolled at Choice, then transferred to Davie's Westlake Prep before coming to Krop at the beginning of this school year.

Now Wright appears to have gone into business for himself. In 2007, he established a corporation, one of eight for which he's filed papers, called Urban Youth Foundation, Inc. That company lists its address as 2025 NW First Ave., the same location as Center of Life Academy, where Wright has been listed as the basketball team's head coach. The foreign-born players on Wright's team have included Puerto Rican star Edvardo Burrows, who recently transferred to California's Renaissance Academy.

According to FHSAA rules, student athletes can't live with any school employee, athletic staff member, or "representative of the school's athletic interests." Does the association's executive director, Dearing, believe Bernard Wright falls into the latter category, given his reputation and relationship with Shakey Rodriguez? "It's certainly suspect," he says. "That's something we'll address at the next hearing."

According to a Sun-Sentinel article, Delancy's parents stayed in the Bahamas when he relocated to Miami. And if he lives with his guardian, Bernard Wright, he's a good ten miles out of Krop High's school zone and should be suiting up to play in American Senior High's red, white, and blue. Wright's been listed for years as living in an apartment on NW 186th Street in Hialeah. When he was pulled over for his most recent traffic infraction, running his black Jaguar through a stop sign in March 2008, that's the address he gave the officer. It's also where he's currently registered to vote.

Or maybe Delancy lives by himself. Earlier this month, school district data listed Delancy's address as 21110 NE Ninth Ave. That sounds like it would be closer to Krop High, which is located on County Line Road near Aventura.

One problem, as confirmed by Miami-Dade property records and a New Times visit to the area: There's no such address. Ninth Avenue doesn't stretch that far north.

Recently, Delancy's address was apparently changed in school department records. It's now listed as 915 NE 213th Terr., a convenient few blocks away from the school. That's the location of a gated apartment complex, and Delancy didn't list a unit number. The security guard at the gate helpfully informed New Times that no Delancys, or anyone named Bernard Wright, is among the building's listed residents. The roll is updated every day, the guard added.

Delancy's eligibility conflicts first surfaced after administrators at a rival school — believed to be Carol City High — brought problems to the FHSAA's attention. They claimed the Bahamian guard hadn't filed required immigration paperwork upon his transfer to Krop. Faced with the prospect of four-digit-per-game fines for Delancy playing after being informed of the lapse, Krop benched him beginning January 27.

Go to the games of this team and observe the demeanor and behavior of the coaches and the teams. Ask yourself if the actions belong anywhere in high school atletics and what kind of role models the students and coaches are

shakey knows the rules...he recruits but insists his players sign waivers so that no one can come back on him...knew he had to protect himself somehow...egotistical, self absorbed, smallman with a big complex..lets try another college shakey...lets see how many more times you can get turned down...and by the way loved the commnent on his glasses sitting on the down combed bangs...can you say hair piece...!

It is quite apparant that some people have nothing better to do than ruin the lives of young kids. Or could it be that some people have an alterior motive with another high school basketball team? Either way this has gotten out of control. Adults should be sitting on the sideline, cheering them on, not squashing their hopes and dreams. On a side note, ANY newspaper for the public that prints the vulgar language, whether in a direct quote or not, should be fined! No wonder your distribution list is so low.

No children were harmed in the telling of this story. Now several adults were exposed as dishonest exploiters of young people for their own career advancement and self-glorification. In regards vulgar language, Shakey Rodriguez could do a three-day workshop on that. He's raised it to an art form.

I am the parent of a high school basketball player. Our team played hard this season-they lost in the semi finals-but they played by the rules-all of them. It is wonderful to see all the years of training pay off by winning a championship,but it means nothing if it's without honor. These young men were used by unscrupulous "adults" who probably never played an honest game themselves. I applaud those who came forward and set the example. And for those of you who looked the other way, shame on you!!!

Yeah forget the rules, forget about regulations, just let the kids play right? Jesus, you're the worst of them all! Either your just as corrupt as the guys behind these ridiculous scandals or your just incredibly stupid and naive. Do yourself a favor, take a trip to Miami-Dade College (at the very least) and educate yourself before making public comments that make you look stupid.

oooo woman get over your self it's just a game, life isn't fair in life you have to use unpractical measure to get what you want otherwise you won't get it. Life isn't fair but that doesn't mean you can't play the same game. These kids only have one chance to stand out and if coaches have to get other players for their team to stand out at least some of these students are getting drafted to better colleges